Lab Safety Rules
  • 1. Goggles are worn during science experiments
A) any time chemicals, heat, or sediments are used to protect your eyes
B) to avoid eye strain
C) to improve vision
D) only if you don't have glasses
  • 2. If you don't understand the directions or part of a lab procedure, you should -
A) try several methods until something works
B) skip it and go to the next part
C) ask the teacher before you start
D) figure it out as you do the lab
  • 3. After completing an experiment, all material waste should be -
A) dumped into the sink
B) taken home
C) disposed of according to your teacher's directions
D) left at your table for the next class
  • 4. You have been injured in the the lab (cut, burned, etc.) First you should -
A) see a doctor after school
B) visit the school nurse after class
C) tell the teacher at once
D) apply first aid yourself
  • 5. When getting glassware and equipment for an experiment, you should -
A) examine all glassware to check for chips or cracks
B) clean any glassware that looks dirty
C) All of these
D) read all directions carefully to know what equipment is needed
  • 6. The following shoes are BEST to wear when doing science labs.
A) sandals
B) slippers
C) open-toed shoes
D) closed-toed shoes
  • 7. Horseplay or practical joking in the lab are -
A) Ok
B) always against the rules
C) okay if you are working alone
D) not dangerous
  • 8. If a piece of equipment is not working you should tell -
A) your teacher
B) the custodian
C) your best friend in class
D) your lab partners
  • 9. Lab aprons are for -
A) when you are wearing your best clothes
B) others to put away
C) the protection of you and your clothing
D) wiping your hands
  • 10. When smelling a liquid you should -
A) nhale deeply
B) waft the odor toward you
C) use a fan
D) pour it on the table
  • 11. Before starting a lab you should...
A) read all the directions
B) all of these
C) Clear off your table of books, food, and drinks
D) Ask the teacher about any questions you have
  • 12. Which of the following is considered safety equipment
A) fire blanket
B) classroom door B) fire extinguisher
C) all of these
D) fire extinguisher
  • 13. When you finish working with lab equipment you should always
A) treat your hands with skin lotion
B) wash your hands with soap and water
C) ipe your hands on your clothes
D) wipe your hands with a paper towel
  • 14. You picked up a dirty test tube with a sticky substance on the outside. You get some of this substance on your hand. What is the first thing you should do?
A) wipe your hands on your pants
B) try to figure out what the sticky substance is
C) wipe your hands on a classmate
D) Wash your hands and tell the teacher
  • 15. You are working on a lab involving heat. Your lab partner accidently drops a glass beaker and it shatters causing a piece of glass to go into their eye. They should have been wearing -
A) Lab coat
B) gloves
C) sun glasses
D) Safety glasses
  • 16. You are doing a lab with your best girl friend when all of a sudden her hair gets caught on the balance scale. She should have -
A) put her hair up in a rubber band
B) worn a hat today
C) gotten a hair cut before class today
D) skipped the lab
  • 17. If you see a fire in an apparatus, or a burning liquid, it is best to put it out with
A) Water from the sink
B) the fire extinguisher
C) Your coat
D) The fire blanket
  • 18. You should prepare for each laboratory activity by reading all the instructions
A) while you are working
B) before you start
C) Next week
D) After school
  • 19. To dispose of chemicals
A) burn them in a burner
B) follow the instructions of your teacher
C) wash them down the sink
D) throw them in the trash
  • 20. Before you touch an electric plug, switch, or outle
A) ask the custodian
B) your hand must be wet
C) your hands should be dry
D) ask the nurse.
  • 21. Always point a test tube
A) away from you and toward others
B) toward you and away from others
C) away from you and others
D) toward you and others
  • 22. When mixing acid and water
A) pour water into acid
B) pour acid into water
C) pour them at the same time
D) let the teacher pour them
  • 23. You can try new experiments even if they are not in the directions as long as you are curious about science.
A) true
B) False
  • 24. Tie back long hair when using chemicals or open flames
A) false
B) true
  • 25. It is ok to leave animals in the lab to move freely
A) true
B) false
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